Common use of REDUCTION OF STAFF Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION OF STAFF. A. The term “seniority” in this Article shall mean length of service as a bus driver with the District. B. In the event staff reduction becomes necessary, the District will release personnel in the inverse order of their length of service but may give consideration to special qualifications and experience, and minority employment. In the absence of such considerations and exemptions, layoff shall be based on seniority. The ATU shall be provided the opportunity to consult with the District when the necessity of such reductions is determined. Whenever possible, two (2) weeks written notice of layoff shall be given to each employee to be laid off under the provisions of this Article. Persons given such notice may not exercise the paid leave provisions of Article 15, except for sick leave when supported by a doctor’s statement, quarantine, mandatory court appearances or jury duty. This provision applies only to regular employees. C. Reductions shall be by seniority within a classification; however, the District may assign employees from a higher classification to a lower classification within an employee group. The District shall not assign employees to a lower salary level without a corresponding change in job assignment or responsibility. D. An employee who rejects an assignment of equal pay and classification shall, by doing so, forfeit all rights under this Article. An employee offered an assignment of lower classification and salary, due to staff reduction, may elect xxxxxx and retain the recall rights provided by this Article. E. An employee who is terminated due to such reduction in staff shall have preference in filling positions within his/her employee classification and shall be recalled by the District for employment in such classification based upon seniority with the District; provided, however, s/he is qualified for the assignment. Employees so terminated shall retain such right of recall for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination. Employees so recalled by the District shall be reinstated with seniority rights accumulated as of the date of their termination. Any employee recalled by the District for a position comparable to the one from which s/he was terminated and who rejects such an assignment shall relinquish all rights provided in this Article and Agreement. F. By May 30, the District shall attempt to notify employees, whose work years correspond with the school year, of the intended employment status with the District for the following school year. Failure by the District to provide such notice of changes in staffing plans following issuance of notification will not interfere with the authority of the District to reassign or terminate an employee.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. A. The term “seniority” in this Article shall mean length of service as a bus driver with the District. B. In the event staff reduction becomes reductions become necessary, the District will release consider personnel for layoff in the inverse order of their length of service, provided such service began on the first day of the employee's scheduled work year, but may give with consideration given to special qualifications and qualifica tions, areas of experience, and program, minority employment, and levels of training. In the absence of such considerations and exemptionsconsiderations, layoff length of service shall be based on seniorityfollowed. However, the District may lay off in any order from those employees whose employment commenced after the first work day of their scheduled work year. Prior to laying off or reducing work hours of employees who regularly work half-time or more, the District shall consider eliminating less than half-time assignments. Employees who are less than half-time do not receive seniority related benefits. The ATU District shall be provided notify the opportunity to consult with the District Federation when the necessity of such reductions is determined, and provide the Federation with opportunity to consult with District representatives regarding such reductions. B. Staff reductions will occur within job classifications. Whenever possibleAn employee who commenced work on or before the first work day of his/her scheduled work year, two and has completed six (26) weeks written notice consecutive months of layoff service, whose position is eliminated due to such reduction, shall be given entitled to each "bump" the least senior employee to be laid off under in an equivalent position of comparable duties and responsibilities or lower classified position, providing the provisions employee's experience and qualifications meet the requirements of this Article. Persons given such notice may not exercise the paid leave provisions of Article 15, except for sick leave when supported by a doctor’s statement, quarantine, mandatory court appearances or jury duty. This provision applies only to regular employees. C. Reductions shall be by seniority within a classification; however, the District may assign employees from a higher classification to a lower classification within an employee groupposition. The District shall not assign employees to a lower salary level without a corresponding change in job assignment or and responsibility. D. An C. The District may choose when conducting a layoff to retain an employee who rejects an assignment would normally have been laid off because of equal pay the special skills, training, or abilities that the employee to be retained has which are required for the position. In exercising this right, the District will notify the Federation of the District's intent to implement this exemption option and classification shall, by doing so, forfeit all rights under this Article. will discuss the reasons for exercising the exemption process with the Federation. D. An employee offered an assignment of lower classification and salary, due to staff reductionreductions, may elect xxxxxx and retain voluntary layoff. In such cases, the employee shall be entitled to any recall rights provided by this Article. E. . An employee who rejecting a change in assignment which is terminated due to such reduction comparable in staff shall have preference in filling positions within his/her employee classification and work year shall, by doing so, relinquish any seniority and recall rights provided by this Article, and this Agreement shall be recalled by the District for employment in such classification based upon seniority with the District; provided, however, s/he is qualified for the assignment. Employees so terminated shall retain such right of recall for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination. Employees so recalled by the District shall be reinstated with seniority rights accumulated as of the date of their termination. Any employee recalled by the District for a position comparable to the one from which s/he was terminated and who rejects such an assignment shall relinquish all rights provided in this Article and Agreementterminated. F. By May 30, the District shall attempt to notify employees, whose work years correspond with the school year, of the intended employment status with the District for the following school year. Failure by the District to provide such notice of changes in staffing plans following issuance of notification will not interfere with the authority of the District to reassign or terminate an employee.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. A. The term “seniority” in this Article shall mean length School District has the right to lay off administrators should the district find it necessary for economic reasons to reduced the number of service as a bus driver administrators employed. Lay off means removal from the payroll with the District. B. In the event staff reduction becomes necessary, the District will release personnel in the inverse order no employment rights other than (1) retention of their length of service but may give consideration to special qualifications and experienceseniority status, and minority employment. In the absence of such considerations and exemptions, layoff shall be based on seniority. The ATU shall be provided the opportunity to consult with the District when the necessity of such reductions is determined. Whenever possible, two (2) weeks written notice recall rights. Reduction in assignment to less than full time is also considered to be interpreted as a lay off. SECTION 15.1 Notice of a layoff for economic reasons shall be given to each employee an administrator at least sixty (60) days prior to be the effective date of such a lay off. SECTION 15.2 For salary purposes, there are five (5) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Upper Elementary/Elementary Principal, Assistant High School Principal, and Assistant Middle/Assistant Upper Elementary Principal. For the purpose of reduction of staff, there are four (4) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Upper Elementary/Elementary Principal, and Assistant Principal. An administrator who is laid off under the provisions of this Article. Persons given such notice may not exercise the paid leave provisions of Article 15, except for sick leave when supported by from one employment classification is entitled to bump into a doctor’s statement, quarantine, mandatory court appearances or jury duty. This provision applies only to regular employees. C. Reductions shall be by seniority within a classification; however, the District may assign employees from a higher classification to a lower classification within an employee group. The District shall not assign employees to a lower salary level without a corresponding change in job assignment or responsibility. D. An employee who rejects an assignment of equal pay and classification shall, by doing so, forfeit all rights under this Article. An employee offered an assignment of lower classification and salary, due to staff reduction, may elect xxxxxx and retain the recall rights provided by this Article. E. An employee who is terminated due to such reduction in staff shall have preference in filling positions position within his/her employee employment classification based on seniority as an administrator within the District. The administrator who exercises his/her right to bump must be certified and qualified to assume the job responsibilities of the position and agrees to accept the salary negotiated, by contract, for that position. If the bumping results in a change in compensation per the salary-based administrative employment classifications, the administrator will be placed on the appropriate step for his/her new position. SECTION 15.3 Administrators receiving lay off notice shall be recalled by reassigned to a vacant position in the District for employment in such classification based upon which they are certified and qualified. The administrator shall be given seniority credit for service to the District from his/her original date of employment. Such credit must be consistent with the District; provided, however, sterms of the collective bargaining agreement in force for that position. SECTION 15.4 Administrators will be recalled to a vacancy after the vacancy has been posted and administrators have the opportunity to transfer into the position per the provisions of Article 16. Administrators on lay off will then be recalled based on reverse seniority. An administrator will be recalled only to a position in the job classification from which he/he she was laid off or a job classification with less compensation. An administrator who is qualified recalled will have ten (10) work days to respond in writing to the district regarding his/her intent to accept or refuse his/her recall. Failure to respond to a recall or to accept the recall to a position in his/her previous job classification will cause the forfeiture of his/her recall rights. An administrator who returns from layoff will be returned to the step on the salary schedule to which he/she would have been assigned had he/she not been laid off. An administrator laid off will retain recall rights for the assignment. Employees so terminated shall retain such right of recall for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination. Employees so recalled by the District shall be reinstated with seniority rights accumulated as of the date of their termination. Any employee recalled by the District for a position comparable to the one from which s/he was terminated and who rejects such an assignment shall relinquish all rights provided in this Article and Agreementyears, unless they resign. F. By May 30, the District shall attempt to notify employees, whose work years correspond with the school year, of the intended employment status with the District for the following school year. Failure by the District to provide such notice of changes in staffing plans following issuance of notification will not interfere with the authority of the District to reassign or terminate an employee.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. A. The term “seniority” in this Article shall mean length School District has the right to lay off administrators should the district find it necessary for economic reasons to reduced the number of service as a bus driver administrators employed. Lay off means removal from the payroll with the District. B. In the event staff reduction becomes necessary, the District will release personnel in the inverse order no employment rights other than (1) retention of their length of service but may give consideration to special qualifications and experienceseniority status, and minority employment. In the absence of such considerations and exemptions, layoff shall be based on seniority. The ATU shall be provided the opportunity to consult with the District when the necessity of such reductions is determined. Whenever possible, two (2) weeks written notice recall rights. Reduction in assignment to less than full time is also considered to be interpreted as a lay off. SECTION 15.1 Notice of a layoff for economic reasons shall be given to each employee an administrator at least sixty (60) days prior to be the effective date of such a lay off. SECTION 15.2 For salary purposes, there are five (5) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Elementary Principal, Assistant High School Principal, and Assistant Middle School Principal. For the purpose of reduction of staff, there are four (4) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Elementary Principal, and Assistant Principal. An administrator who is laid off under the provisions of this Article. Persons given such notice may not exercise the paid leave provisions of Article 15, except for sick leave when supported by from one employment classification is entitled to bump into a doctor’s statement, quarantine, mandatory court appearances or jury duty. This provision applies only to regular employees. C. Reductions shall be by seniority within a classification; however, the District may assign employees from a higher classification to a lower classification within an employee group. The District shall not assign employees to a lower salary level without a corresponding change in job assignment or responsibility. D. An employee who rejects an assignment of equal pay and classification shall, by doing so, forfeit all rights under this Article. An employee offered an assignment of lower classification and salary, due to staff reduction, may elect xxxxxx and retain the recall rights provided by this Article. E. An employee who is terminated due to such reduction in staff shall have preference in filling positions position within his/her employee employment classification based on seniority as an administrator within the District. The administrator who exercises his/her right to bump must be certified and qualified to assume the job responsibilities of the position and agrees to accept the salary negotiated, by contract, for that position. If the bumping results in a change in compensation per the salary-based administrative employment classifications, the administrator will be placed on the appropriate step for his/her new position. SECTION 15.3 Administrators receiving lay off notice shall be recalled by reassigned to a vacant position in the District for employment in such classification based upon which they are certified and qualified. The administrator shall be given seniority credit for service to the District from his/her original date of employment. Such credit must be consistent with the District; provided, however, sterms of the collective bargaining agreement in force for that position. SECTION 15.4 Administrators will be recalled to a vacancy after the vacancy has been posted and administrators have the opportunity to transfer into the position per the provisions of Article 16. Administrators on lay off will then be recalled based on reverse seniority. An administrator will be recalled only to a position in the job classification from which he/he she was laid off or a job classification with less compensation. An administrator who is qualified recalled will have ten (10) work days to respond in writing to the district regarding his/her intent to accept or refuse his/her recall. Failure to respond to a recall or to accept the recall to a position in his/her previous job classification will cause the forfeiture of his/her recall rights. An administrator who returns from layoff will be returned to the step on the salary schedule to which he/she would have been assigned had he/she not been laid off. An administrator laid off will retain recall rights for the assignment. Employees so terminated shall retain such right of recall for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination. Employees so recalled by the District shall be reinstated with seniority rights accumulated as of the date of their termination. Any employee recalled by the District for a position comparable to the one from which s/he was terminated and who rejects such an assignment shall relinquish all rights provided in this Article and Agreementyears, unless they resign. F. By May 30, the District shall attempt to notify employees, whose work years correspond with the school year, of the intended employment status with the District for the following school year. Failure by the District to provide such notice of changes in staffing plans following issuance of notification will not interfere with the authority of the District to reassign or terminate an employee.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. A. The term “seniority” in this Article shall mean length School District has the right to lay off administrators should the district find it SECTION 14.1 Notice of service as a bus driver with the District. B. In the event staff reduction becomes necessary, the District will release personnel in the inverse order of their length of service but may give consideration to special qualifications and experience, and minority employment. In the absence of such considerations and exemptions, layoff shall be based on seniority. The ATU shall be provided the opportunity to consult with the District when the necessity of such reductions is determined. Whenever possible, two (2) weeks written notice of layoff for economic reasons shall be given to each employee an administrator at least sixty (60) days prior to be the effective date of such a lay off. SECTION 14.2 For salary purposes, there are five (5) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Elementary Principal, Assistant High School Principal, and Assistant Middle School Principal. For the purpose of reduction of staff, there are four (4) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Elementary Principal, and Assistant Principal. An administrator who is laid off under from one employment classification is entitled to bump into a position within his/her employment classification based on seniority as an administrator within the provisions District. The administrator who exercises his/her right to bump must be certified and qualified to assume the job responsibilities of this Articlethe position and agrees to accept the salary negotiated, by contract, for that position. Persons If the bumping results in a change in compensation per the salary-based administrative employment classifications, the administrator will be placed on the appropriate step for his/her new position. SECTION 14.3 Administrators receiving lay-off notice shall be reassigned to a vacant position in the District for which they are certified and qualified. The administrator shall be given such notice may not exercise seniority credit for service to the paid leave District from his/her original date of employment. Such credit must be consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement in force for that position. SECTION 14.4 Administrators will be recalled to a vacancy after the vacancy has been posted and administrators have the opportunity to transfer into the position per the provisions of Article 15, except for sick leave when supported by a doctor’s statement, quarantine, mandatory court appearances or jury duty. This provision applies Administrators on lay off will then be recalled based on reverse seniority. An administrator will be recalled only to regular employees. C. Reductions shall be by seniority within a classification; however, position in the District may assign employees job classification from which he/she was laid off or a higher job classification to a lower classification within an employee group. The District shall not assign employees to a lower salary level without a corresponding change in job assignment or responsibility. D. An employee who rejects an assignment of equal pay and classification shall, by doing so, forfeit all rights under this Articlewith less compensation. An employee offered an assignment of lower classification and salary, due to staff reduction, may elect xxxxxx and retain the recall rights provided by this Article. E. An employee administrator who is terminated due recalled will have ten (10) work days to such reduction respond in staff shall have preference in filling positions within writing to the district regarding his/her employee intent to accept or refuse his/her recall. Failure to respond to a recall or to accept the recall to a position in his/her previous job classification and shall will cause the forfeiture of his/her recall rights. An administrator who returns from layoff will be recalled by returned to the District step on the salary schedule to which he/she would have been assigned had he/she not been laid off. An administrator laid-off will retain recall rights for employment in such classification based upon seniority with the District; provided, however, s/he is qualified for the assignment. Employees so terminated shall retain such right of recall for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination. Employees so recalled by the District shall be reinstated with seniority rights accumulated as of the date of their termination. Any employee recalled by the District for a position comparable to the one from which s/he was terminated and who rejects such an assignment shall relinquish all rights provided in this Article and Agreementunless they resign. F. By May 30, the District shall attempt to notify employees, whose work years correspond with the school year, of the intended employment status with the District for the following school year. Failure by the District to provide such notice of changes in staffing plans following issuance of notification will not interfere with the authority of the District to reassign or terminate an employee.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. A. The term “seniority” in this Article shall mean length School District has the right to lay off administrators should the district find it necessary for economic reasons to reduce the number of service as a bus driver administrators employed. Lay off means removal from the payroll with the District. B. In the event staff reduction becomes necessary, the District will release personnel in the inverse order no employment rights other than (1) retention of their length of service but may give consideration to special qualifications and experienceseniority status, and minority employment. In the absence of such considerations and exemptions, layoff shall be based on seniority. The ATU shall be provided the opportunity to consult with the District when the necessity of such reductions is determined. Whenever possible, two (2) weeks written notice recall rights. Reduction in assignment to less than full time is also considered to be interpreted as a lay off. SECTION 14.1 Notice of a layoff for economic reasons shall be given to each employee an administrator at least sixty (60) days prior to be the effective date of such a lay off. SECTION 14.2 For salary purposes, there are five (5) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Elementary Principal, Assistant High School Principal, and Assistant Middle School Principal. For the purpose of reduction of staff, there are four (4) administrative employment classifications: High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Elementary Principal and Assistant Principal. An administrator who is laid off under from one employment classification is entitled to bump into a position within his/her employment classification based on seniority as an administrator within the provisions District. The administrator who exercises his/her right to bump must be certified and qualified to assume the job responsibilities of this Articlethe position and agrees to accept the salary negotiated, by contract, for that position. Persons If the bumping results in a change in compensation per the salary-based administrative employment classifications, the administrator will be placed on the appropriate step for his/her new position. SECTION 14.3 Administrators receiving lay-off notice shall be reassigned to a vacant position in the District for which they are certified and qualified. The administrator shall be given such notice may not exercise seniority credit for service to the paid leave District from his/her original date of employment. Such credit must be consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement in force for that position. SECTION 14.4 Administrators will be recalled to a vacancy after the vacancy has been posted and administrators have the opportunity to transfer into the position per the provisions of Article 15, except for sick leave when supported by a doctor’s statement, quarantine, mandatory court appearances or jury duty. This provision applies Administrators on lay off will then be recalled based on reverse seniority. An administrator will be recalled only to regular employees. C. Reductions shall be by seniority within a classification; however, position in the District may assign employees job classification from which he/she was laid off or a higher job classification to a lower classification within an employee group. The District shall not assign employees to a lower salary level without a corresponding change in job assignment or responsibility. D. An employee who rejects an assignment of equal pay and classification shall, by doing so, forfeit all rights under this Articlewith less compensation. An employee offered an assignment of lower classification and salary, due to staff reduction, may elect xxxxxx and retain the recall rights provided by this Article. E. An employee administrator who is terminated due recalled will have ten (10) work days to such reduction respond in staff shall have preference in filling positions within writing to the district regarding his/her employee intent to accept or refuse his/her recall. Failure to respond to a recall or to accept the recall to a position in his/her previous job classification and shall will cause the forfeiture of his/her recall rights. An administrator who returns from layoff will be recalled by returned to the District step on the salary schedule to which he/she would have been assigned had he/she not been laid off. An administrator laid off will retain recall rights for employment in such classification based upon seniority with the District; provided, however, s/he is qualified for the assignment. Employees so terminated shall retain such right of recall for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination. Employees so recalled by the District shall be reinstated with seniority rights accumulated as of the date of their termination. Any employee recalled by the District for a position comparable to the one from which s/he was terminated and who rejects such an assignment shall relinquish all rights provided in this Article and Agreementyears, unless they resign. F. By May 30, the District shall attempt to notify employees, whose work years correspond with the school year, of the intended employment status with the District for the following school year. Failure by the District to provide such notice of changes in staffing plans following issuance of notification will not interfere with the authority of the District to reassign or terminate an employee.